The Swamp

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:30 pm

rass wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:08 pm

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:00 pm Yeah im serious so send me but its just a bottle of liquor so low expectations here too.

I mean, that's awesome!

Not that I wasn't hoping for like a pony or something to distract everyone if the conversation lags. Though I can just point out to everyone other than cerrano that if they had just come to visit a month earlier they could have met the dog.

Hey, I met Gus! And my daughter still asks about him (though I haven't given her the bad news yet).

Sorry, that is true but you said you weren't coming.

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:47 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:30 pm

rass wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:08 pm

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:00 pm Yeah im serious so send me but its just a bottle of liquor so low expectations here too.

I mean, that's awesome!

Not that I wasn't hoping for like a pony or something to distract everyone if the conversation lags. Though I can just point out to everyone other than cerrano that if they had just come to visit a month earlier they could have met the dog.

Hey, I met Gus! And my daughter still asks about him (though I haven't given her the bad news yet).

Sorry, that is true but you said you weren't coming.

I said I need to find a way to get out of my family obligations! We always come back the afternoon of July 4th, sooo maybe?

A_B wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 4:50 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 3:22 pm We usually go away July 4th weekend. My son runs a 10k at Washington Crossing and said he wants to this year. Up for it almost any other weekend.

Can I housesit?

Ha, I missed this. I'm sure my wife won't mind me letting a guy I know from the internet but never met stay in our house while we are out. I'll leave a key under the doormat and leave my wife's car keys in her car for you.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:31 am

A_B wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 4:50 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 3:22 pm We usually go away July 4th weekend. My son runs a 10k at Washington Crossing and said he wants to this year. Up for it almost any other weekend.

Can I housesit?

Ha, I missed this. I'm sure my wife won't mind me letting a guy I know from the internet but never met stay in our house while we are out. I'll leave a key under the doormat and leave my wife's car keys in her car for you.

Next door is more welcoming, AB.

I know I'm missing this for a good reason (to see Adele at Hyde Park), but every post on this thread is making me more disappointed that I'm going to miss this.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:39 am I know I'm missing this for a good reason (to see Adele at Hyde Park), but every post on this thread is making me more disappointed that I'm going to miss this.

Hope she doesn't do you like she did me.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:31 am

A_B wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 4:50 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 3:22 pm We usually go away July 4th weekend. My son runs a 10k at Washington Crossing and said he wants to this year. Up for it almost any other weekend.

Can I housesit?

Ha, I missed this. I'm sure my wife won't mind me letting a guy I know from the internet but never met stay in our house while we are out. I'll leave a key under the doormat and leave my wife's car keys in her car for you.

Tell them it's for me, a guy you've met once

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 11:54 am

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 7:31 am

A_B wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 4:50 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Sun May 29, 2022 3:22 pm We usually go away July 4th weekend. My son runs a 10k at Washington Crossing and said he wants to this year. Up for it almost any other weekend.

Can I housesit?

Ha, I missed this. I'm sure my wife won't mind me letting a guy I know from the internet but never met stay in our house while we are out. I'll leave a key under the doormat and leave my wife's car keys in her car for you.

Tell them it's for me, a guy you've met once

"If you need a character reference, listen to his rap albums. I'm sure it'll be fine."

Play "Mayor of Your Mom's House" for the family, see how it goes.

Forgot that I made a song for an app that was popular for like 4 months.

Truth Social?

Grindr?

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:50 pmGrindr?

I barely know her! Or him.

This thread has me chuckling, and reminising about some of my early interactions with "internet people."

Had a pretty big group of folks from across the country on bigsoccer and we finally made plans to meet up in Columbus for the first La Guerra Fria... Without going into exhaustive detail, some folks were even funnier and more wonderful in person (and I eventually attended 3 weddings out of that initial meetup over the years, have vacationed with a few of them, visit them when I'm in their town, etc.)

But, hooboy, some of those folks were NOT OKAY. The highlight was the couple from NYC that came over to a BBQ I hosted and -- Oopsie -- dropped a tinfoil packet on the ground out of her purse (she didn't notice) and my toddler picked up and played with for probably 5 minutes before the woman noticed and freaked out and snatched out of my kids hands.

Some Internet People are fucking weird, man.

C19 LNN?

…

Its been confirmed, I had a Rass spotting "in the wild".



"The wild" = The town where he lives. He is a very good driver!

You got about 2 weeks to scrub yourself off the internet before AB and I take a field trip.

"They're just sitting out there in that Kia. Its been like three hours. And I think they're drinking?"

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 11:38 am Its been confirmed, I had a Rass spotting "in the wild".



"The wild" = The town where he lives. He is a very good driver!

Either you’re coming to the NJ Swampup or you’re Essex County’s version of the Westfield Watcher… there’s no in-between.

Just a guy driving in or around Union, spotting someone who sure looks like a message board friend and then memorizing his license plate until I had a chance to make a cryptic post. Not sure what's so weird about that.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:01 pm Just a guy driving in or around Union, spotting someone who sure looks like a message board friend and then memorizing his license plate until I had a chance to make a cryptic post. Not sure what's so weird about that.

The prosecution rests, your honor. See you in Newark, dick.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:01 pm Just a guy driving in or around Union, spotting someone who sure looks like a message board friend and then memorizing his license plate until I had a chance to make a cryptic post. Not sure what's so weird about that.

I'm glad you didn't out my plates in the TD Bank parking lot 10 years ago! Although I don't think you spotted me, so maybe I should have posted your plate. Except I didn't even think to look at them and wouldn't post anyways plates online. Because I'm not a weirdo.

Who’s ready? T minus a week or so. Let’s rage!

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:54 am Who’s ready? T minus a week or so. Let’s rage!

What he said.

As stated and explained in the thread opener Sunday is the day I've got circled as a day of full-on Swampuppery. But AB is getting into NJ on Saturday and while I'm working up some plans to show him the sights and keep him entertained if anyone local wanted to meet up with him and that day works better we can probably figure something out. Let me know here and we can work it out, or PM me, or PM me if need my address and you're not an internet stalker (who ironically(?) will probably end up not needing my address this weekend).

Yeah sorry to impose a day on you. FLight times were wonky on Sunday.

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:08 pm Yeah sorry to impose a day on you. FLight times were wonky on Sunday.

Please. You're gonna get so much NJ.

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:08 pm Yeah sorry to impose a day on you. FLight times were wonky on Sunday.

The way flights into and out of Newark are going, you won't get in until Sunday anyways.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:12 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:08 pm Yeah sorry to impose a day on you. FLight times were wonky on Sunday.

The way flights into and out of Newark are going, you won't get in until Sunday anyways.

This is certainly a possibility.

Looks like I may be around for part of this weekend... what's the plan?

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:11 pm Looks like I may be around for part of this weekend... what's the plan?

The OFFICIAL Swampup is Sunday, though that's going to pretty much just consist of hanging out in my backyard and drinking and eating and playing various backyard games and petting cerrano's dog. I'd say anytime late morning through ??? would be good.

Saturday is a little more up in the air. AB is getting to NJ in the morning, and I was thinking of taking the scenic route down to a shore town, maybe AP, just so he can say he's been to the Jersey Shore. We'd be back no later than 3PM or so because I need to get my kid to work at 4PM. Not sure what we're doing between then and when she needs to be picked up (around 10). Or after 10PM, for that matter.

Let me know what works for you, especially if it's Saturday, and we'll try to be available.

I was really just planning on making homages to 90s lady hip hop groups all weekend.

I hope you have one of those inexplicably good GSP summer Saturday trips rather than the norm and, more importantly, that he finds the part that makes me laugh out loud every time as funny as I do.

[+] For everyone except AB to read

The rest stop FKA Cheesequake now simply proper named "Jon Bon Jovi".

I'm intrigued and terrified what might be behind that spoiler.

Imagine the dumbest, most inconsequential thing possible and then make it 50x more New Jersey.

Obviously I'm wearing my springsteen shirt will that help me get discounts or anything?

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:56 pm I hope you have one of those inexplicably good GSP summer Saturday trips rather than the norm and, more importantly, that he finds the part that makes me laugh out loud every time as funny as I do.

[+] For everyone except AB to read

The rest stop FKA Cheesequake now simply proper named "Jon Bon Jovi".

We are heading down early enough to avoid anything other than a major accident and stopping at the spoiler for coffee (ETA: and photos!) is on my list.

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:51 pm I was really just planning on making homages to 90s lady hip hop groups all weekend.

Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 3:19 pm Imagine the dumbest, most inconsequential thing possible and then make it 50x more New Jersey.

This is the most apt description of a spoiler I've ever read. It's perfect.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:56 pm I hope you have one of those inexplicably good GSP summer Saturday trips rather than the norm and, more importantly, that he finds the part that makes me laugh out loud every time as funny as I do.

[+] For everyone except AB to read

The rest stop FKA Cheesequake now simply proper named "Jon Bon Jovi".

[+] spoiler

"Hey, I'm going to see Bon Jovi this weekend!"
"In concert?"
"No, the rest stop."